Aircraft
Sino delivers first customer SJ30, awaits production OK
One year after receiving FAA type certification for its SJ30 light jet, Sino Swearingen delivered the first customer airplane to Doug Jaffe of San Antonio,

One year after receiving FAA type certification for its SJ30 light jet, Sino Swearingen delivered the first customer airplane to Doug Jaffe of San Antonio, one of the early investors in the SJ30 program. The “J” in the model name stands for Jaffe, while the “S” is for designer Ed Swearingen, who began designing the jet in 1982 and launched the program in the late 1980s.

Jaffe’s SJ30, S/N 006, was ready for delivery on October 27, exactly one year after certification. Jaffe was unable to attend a delivery ceremony then, according to Steve Crawford, Sino Swearingen vice president of operations, so it was delayed until November 1.

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